WORD STUDY – LIBERTY Liberty – Hebrew : darar – to flow freely, to fly away, freedom, liberty Isaiah 61:1: The spirit of the Lord is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
Word Study – Remember Zacar – Keep in mind, mention, remember Genesis 40:14: “Only keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get out of this house.” For 15 years Joseph kept Jehovah on his lips as he moved from a
WORD STUDY – FULFILL FULFILL – Hebrew: gala – to make complete, to fill up to completion Psalms 20:5: “The Lord fulfill all your petitions.” The word “gala” (fulfill) raises an issue that no one seems to question. “gala” does not mean to answer, or to grant. It means to make compete, to fill up
WORD STUDY – WEEPING Weep – bakah: Weep, mourn, lament. II Kings 8:11: “And the man of God wept.” John 11:35: “Jesus wept” The Hebrew word bakah has its origins in the picture of dropping or dripping of water as in tears flowing from one’s eyes. What made Elijah and Jesus weep was the knowledge
WORD STUDY – Gird Gird – Hebrew: “azar” – To bind, to gird, girdle, belt Psalm 18:32: “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and makes my way perfect.” If you are following my “cliff hanger” adventure series: Through the Daleth on the Chaim Bentorah Facebook page, this word study may make more sense
WORD STUDY – YHWH YHWH – Hebrew: God Jehovah The word YHWH expressing the name of God in Hebrew is built on three words; hayah which means “was,” hoveh which means “is” and yiheyeh which means “will be.” This is to say that God lives in the past, present and future simultaneously. Albert Einstein, a
WORD STUDY – WILLING Willing – Hebrew: ‘avah – willing, incline, desirous, wishing. Isaiah 1:19: “If you be willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land. “One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.” Dietrich Bonhoffer The word for “willing” is “’avah” which is spelled “Alep, Beth, Hei.” Jewish literature
WORD STUDY – GOLD (ORNDAMENTAL GOLD) Gold – Hebrew Pazaz: refining, purifying, refined gold, refined gold used for jewelry or ornamental purposes Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is quick, powerful, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
WORD STUDY – WAIT Isaiah 40:31: “But they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” Wait – Quavah: to bind, to wind, twist, to be strong, a strong cord or rope.
WORD STUDY – DOMINION Dominion – Yiredu: To come down, descend, to lower oneself Genesis 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
